Manufacturing Industry, Consultants and 1992

Abstract

In the run‐up to 1992 UK manufacturers should be scrutinising the efficiency of their factory operations as well as their marketing efforts. A great deal of advanced manufacturing technology is available to assist UK manufacturers to improve their methods of production and to enhance product quality. UK management should be examining ways in which they can take advantage of this technology and can be assisted in this technically complex task by taking advantage of independent consultants. The Department of Trade and Industry can offer smaller companies financial assistance with the costs of consultancy through a range of initiatives. Uptake of these initiatives has been generally encouraging but UK manufacturers appear to be slow to take advantage of the Manufacturing Initiative.